HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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Dacca
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Calcutta
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Delhi
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Meerut and Karachi
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Detailed explanation-1: -The “Great Calcutta Massacre” was scheduled for August 16, 1946, the Direct Action Day. This day marked the beginning of the “Week of Long Knives, ‘’ during which 6, 000 Hindus and Muslims were shot, slashed, and otherwise brutalised. 200000 people were raped and injured.
Detailed explanation-2: -Direct Action Day – Outcome Around 4000 people were killed on the first day. The riots involved killing, rape, forced conversions and looting. Many people blame Suhrawardy for inciting the people and then failing to put an end to the violence as Chief Minister.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Calcutta Riots of 1946, also known as the “Great Calcutta Killing, ‘’ were four days of massive Hindu-Muslim riots in the capital of Bengal, India, resulting in 5, 000 to 10, 000 dead, and some 15, 000 wounded, between August 16 and 19, 1946.
Detailed explanation-4: -On 16 August 1946, the All-India Muslim League proclaimed Direct Action Day in Calcutta, as part of their demand for a separate state for Muslims. Major riots ensued across the city, with 4, 000 people being killed.